:dateline:The BJP led Union government of India has finally announced to construct a corridor to Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib from Dera Baba Nanak so that the Sikhs residing� in India could pay obeisance at the historic Sikh shrine where Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent last 18 years of his life. The development comes a day ahead of the inauguration of 550th birthday celebration programs from Gurdwara Sri Ber Sahib, Sultanpur Lodhi.�
�Govt of India will develop a Kartarpur corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur, Punjab to the International border to facilitate pilgrims from India to visit the holy Gurudwara Darbaar Sahib Kartaarpur on the banks of Rabi (Raavi) river in Pakistan where Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent 18 years� tweeted the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
With the construction of this corridor, Sikhs residing in India will get visa-free access to Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib which has been a prominent demand of Sikhs from a long time.�
The proposal for opening corridor to Gurdwara Sri Kartarpur Sahib had first come up in 2000 during the tenure of Parvez Musharraf in Pakistan.�
Recently, the issue had come to limelight during Navjot Singh Sidhu’s visit to Pakistan in August this year. Initially, the Indian government had passed a negative gesture in this concern while accusing the Pakistan of promoting terror activities, but now it seems like the BJP has finally conjectured the Sikh sentiments.�
